i love baked goods. fresh tulips. sunlight. and speaking of my favorite things...
my playlist lately is all
andy mineo and
hollyn. i love a good beat and a solid Jesus rap and these artists bring BOTH! check out "
uncomfortable" by andy mineo. my son especially digs andy mineo. listen to the lyrics. he's a bold-truth rhyme artist. AND have you heard hollyn's "alone" on the radio?
so good. my current favorite song of hers is "nothin' on you." the
amy grant sample makes me smile like it's 1991. i feel a special affinity towards hollyn because we share an unexpected Y in our names and a left eyebrow with a mind of it's own.
the other day a friend asked me if i was currently doing a bible study, and it occurred to me that, for the first time in a while, i'm not. but that doesn't mean i'm not getting QT w/ JC. it's just that, for this season, doing my own thing is working. currently i'm reading and studying the book of Revelation using fill-in-the-blank worksheets i found online. i'm also writing scripture daily,
loving this day-by-day plan from
ACookieBeforeDinner.com. the downside to not being in a formal bible study is no accountability. the upside is, my heart is getting good at keeping me accountable. my heart can tell when i'm not spending time in the Word.
thankful.
these
flourless banana chocolate chip muffins taste even better than they look. trust me i just had 2 of them. the recipe is
HERE from RunningwithSpoons.com. i used vanilla Greek yogurt, egg whites only, and regular sized milk chocolate chips. they were pretty simple to make and turned out so delicious! they taste like a healthy muffin but not in a bad way. my kids still counted it as dessert. :) a nice treat to help us avoid the full-sugar frosting-slathered cupcakes leftover from my daughter's birthday party.
chiseled. i like that word so much better than skinny. the masters hammer & chisel is fast becoming one of my favorite things. hammer & chisel is one of the new exercise programs from
beachbody. it's mostly weight lifting, muscle toning, and strengthening. it comes with meal planning guide and portion control containers so that your intake is perfect for your output. the workouts are short but effective. call me crazy but i look forward to pressing play and being pushed to and beyond my physical limits. i don't necessarily like doing squats, but i definitely like looking down at my legs and seeing strong, defined muscles. Crystal, my friend and fellow TBFC coach, shared her review of hammer & chisel and her before and after photos here:
http://crystalstine.me/what-is-hammer-chisel/
five years ago this week we had a few inches of snow on the ground here in dallas.
(thanks for the memory, Facebook!) it's sunny and 59 here today, and i am not complaining. it's nice enough to open the windows and let the crisp air fill the house.
the cool afternoons are prime time for a london fog: my new favorite hot drink. the recipe i like is 1 cup of hot brewed earl grey black tea with about 1/4 cup of hot unsweetened vanilla almond milk blended in, plus a drop of vanilla extract and a drop of honey. i'm calling this THE drink of february 2016.
God bless you and keep you, God smile on you and gift you,
God look you full in the face and make you prosper.
(numbers 6:24-26)
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